: westward direction or part
sail to the westward
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lastly, a trough of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Hawaiian Islands is expected to move westward into unfavorable environmental conditions, and development is not expected, the NHC said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Iran’s arc of influence extending westwards from the Zagros Mountains to the Eastern Mediterranean, however, continued to serve as a buffer between the Turks and the Saudis.
—Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Supported by 7 large air tankers and multiple helicopters, firefighters worked directly along the active edge on the southwest corner to tie fire line back down to the river to prevent westward spread, and worked dozers in across the top of the fire, opening roads and old lines from previous fires.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Lastly, a trough of low pressure located several hundred miles south of the Hawaiian Islands is expected to move westward into unfavorable environmental conditions, and development is not expected, the NHC said.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Hurricane Erin is currently making its closest approach to the United States after ten days moving westwards across the Atlantic.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Iran’s arc of influence extending westwards from the Zagros Mountains to the Eastern Mediterranean, however, continued to serve as a buffer between the Turks and the Saudis.
—Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Westward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westward. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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: westward direction or part
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